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Orion to join Kings Island’s coaster line-up
coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 feet (91-122 m). From Bolliger & Mabillard, Orion will plunge riders down an exhilarating 300-foot
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(91 m) drop before sending them on a high-speed journey over seven more hills at speeds of up to 91 mph (146 kph). Racing along 5,321 feet (1,622 m) of track, it will be Kings Island’s tallest, fastest and longest steel coaster. “Orion reflects Kings Island’s commitment to providing top notch thrills and value to
our guests,” said Mike Koontz, Kings Island’s vice president and general manager. “Beginning today, coaster enthusiasts from around the world are adding Orion to their list of must-ride coasters in 2020.”
According to Orion’s backstory, the ride is themed to the park’s new Area 72 and
features the latest prototype vehicle developed by the Project X initiative. Scientists are in a race against time to develop technology capable of weaving transport vehicles through a coming meteor storm and travelling to a new planet within the Orion constellation. For the programme to be successful, it needs volunteers to help with testing. If all goes according to plan, eager Kings Island guests will be those volunteers.
Cedar Point to celebrate historic 150-year milestone
The biggest celebration in Cedar Point’s history is about to hit the Lake Erie shoreline as the second- oldest amusement park in North America commemorates its 150th anniversary in 2020. All next season, the Sandusky, Ohio, park will honour its past while embracing the future, providing the same family fun that has entertained generations and shaped the amusement park industry for decades. Cedar Point’s history is rich, dating back to the
summer of 1870 when Louis Zistel ferried the first guests to Cedar Point to enjoy a bathhouse, beer garden and the now famous mile-long sandy beach. There were no rides, midway games, live shows or cell phones. Whether it was catching some rays, cooling off in Lake Erie, dancing the day away or just lying on the beach, the root of a Cedar Point vacation was always (and still is) one thing – time spent together.
10 Over the years, new buildings and attractions
began to appear on the 364-acre peninsula, with the first roller coaster appearing in 1892. The Switchback Railway, with its height of 25 feet (7.6 m), reached an unbelievable top speed of 10 mph (16 kph) and thrilled guests who had never seen anything like it. Smaller attractions would be built in the 1800s, including a pony track, diving platform, water toboggan, water trapeze and bicycle boats. Under the direction of George A. Boeckling, the
resort saw many improvements that kept it alive, including the addition of a merry- go-round, new entertainment in the updated Grand Pavilion and the construction of the resort’s first overnight property, the Bay Shore Hotel in 1899. With the popularity of multi-day visits, Boeckling would go on to build The White House hotel in 1901. And in 1905, the
historic Hotel Breakers would rise above the beautiful sand as the “largest and greatest hotel on the Great Lakes.” To this day, the Hotel Breakers continues to welcome vacationing guests (albeit with modern amenities), just as it did back then.
hrill-seekers will experience a new level of excitement when they visit Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, in 2020. Joining the world-class line-up of coasters at the park is Orion, one of only seven mega coasters in the world, a class of
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